The National Weather Service in Mount Holly has issued a flash flood watch for portions of New Jersey and and eastern Montgomery county and surrounding areas.

From Friday afternoon through Saturday morning

Showers and thunderstorms, locally heavy, will move across eastern Pennsylvania and far western New Jersey Friday afternoon. A brief break in precipitation is expected Friday evening before a second cluster of showers and thunderstorms moves across the region late Friday night into early saturday morning. Pockets of one to two inches of rain can be expected with amounts up to three inches.

Precautionary/preparedness actions…

A flash flood watch means that there is the potential for flash flooding which can be life-threatening. Heavy rain is expected to occur over a short period of time. Rapidly rising flood waters may quickly inundate roadways and areas of poor drainage. Streams and creeks could leave their banks, flooding nearby properties.

More information about this alert can be found at this link.